(W) Dan Slott (A) Mike Norton (CA) Dave Johnson

MURDER IN THE MAYOR'S MANSION! Mayor Perry White has seen some major threats impact Metropolis over the years — but even the bulldog of city hall is unprepared for a murderous rampage by... the all-new Prankster?! Superman's now in a race against time to save his friend from a truly sick and twisted death! Do not miss this one. This is the story that will redefine the Prankster as one of Superman's top-tier rogues. Don't say we didn't warn you. Plus: Daily Planet reporter Jon Kent learns a life-changing secret, the Kryptonite Kingdom receives a strange visitor, and Steelworks sees some crazy $%^^%& on the horizon in Die Laughing: Part 1.